English Explanatory Dictionary

bipolar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
  2. Relating to both polar regions.
  3. Relating to a bipole.
  4. Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
  5. Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
noun
  1. A bipolar cell.
  2. Ellipsis of bipolar disorder.

Pronunciation

/baɪˈpəʊ.lə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bipolar.wav /baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/

Word forms

bipolar more bipolar most bipolar bipolars

Etymology

From bi- + polar.

Synonyms

manic-depressive

Related words

monopolar multipolar nonpolar polar tripolar unipolar

Derived words

antibipolar bipolar I bipolar II bipolarism bipolarist bipolarity bipolarly microbipolar nonbipolar pseudobipolar
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